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Saad Bhamla | |
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| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (B.Tech.) Stanford University (Ph.D.; Postdoc) |
| Known for | research on droplet propulsion in insects; collective dynamics of worm “blobs”; low-cost scientific and medical instruments |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biophysics; Bioengineering; Chemical and biomolecular engineering |
| Institutions | Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Colorado Boulder (BioFrontiers Institute) |
| Website | bhamla |
Saad Bhamla is an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering whose work spans the physics of living systems and low-cost (“frugal”) health technologies. He is a 2024 Moore Inventor Fellow and a 2025 DARPA Young Faculty Awardee, and was selected to the 2025 Schmidt Polymaths cohort.[1][2][3] His work on collective behavior in entangled worm “blobs” and on high-speed fluid ejection in insects has been covered by outlets including Scientific American and the National Science Foundation, and profiled by the U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences.[4] [5] [6][7]
Education and career
[edit]Bhamla earned a B.Tech. in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Stanford University, where he later completed postdoctoral research in bioengineering. He joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 2017 and became associate professor in 2024. In 2025, the University of Colorado Boulder announced he would join the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the BioFrontiers Institute in 2026.[8]
Research
[edit]Bhamla’s group investigates ultrafast organismal motion and fluid dynamics across scales, including collective behavior in entangled worm “blobs” and high-speed excretion in insects; and develops inexpensive scientific and medical devices for low-resource settings (e.g., hand-powered centrifuges, microneedle electroporators, and low-cost hearing aids). Findings from his lab include demonstrations of Droplet Superpropulsion in sharpshooter insects,[9] a unifying picture of fluidic excretion across species,[10] and related media coverage.[6][11]
Science communication and comics
[edit]Bhamla has also developed illustrated science-communication projects, including the comic series The Curious Zoo, which translates biological research into narrative form. The series has been covered by NPR, Chemistry World, and Hindustan Times.[12][13][14]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Moore Inventor Fellow (2024).[15]
- DARPA Young Faculty Award (2025).[16]
- Newsweek (2023).[17]
- Schmidt Polymath (2025).[18][19]
- National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communication (2023).[20]
Public engagement
[edit]Bhamla is a TED speaker and his work has been covered by outlets including The Verge and the Associated Press.[21][22][23]
Selected publications
[edit]- E. J. Challita; S. Bhamla (2023). "Droplet superpropulsion in an energetically constrained insect." Nature Communications. 14:1138. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36376-5.[24]
- E. J. Challita; S. Bhamla (2024). "Unifying fluidic excretion across life from cicadas to elephants." PNAS. 121(12). doi:10.1073/pnas.2317878121.[25]
- Y. Ozkan-Aydin; D. I. Goldman; S. Bhamla (2021). "Collective dynamics in entangled worm and robot blobs." PNAS. 118(20). doi:10.1073/pnas.2010542118.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Investigator Detail: Saad Bhamla, Ph.D." Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Young Faculty Award Recipients" (PDF). DARPA. February 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Schmidt Science Polymaths". Schmidt Sciences. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Shape-shifting worm blobs could inspire future robot swarms". National Science Foundation. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Curiosity-Driven Science: Q&A With Saad Bhamla". National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sharpshooter Insects Use 'Superpropulsion' to Catapult Their Pee". Scientific American. February 28, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ a b Ozkan-Aydin, Y.; Goldman, D. I.; Bhamla, S. (2021). "Collective dynamics in entangled worm and robot blobs". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (20). doi:10.1073/pnas.2010542118. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Frugal engineering innovator Saad Bhamla headed to CU Boulder". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Challita, E. J.; Bhamla, S. (2023). "Droplet superpropulsion in an energetically constrained insect". Nature Communications. 14: 1138. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36376-5. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Challita, E. J.; Bhamla, S. (2024). "Unifying fluidic excretion across life from cicadas to elephants". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (12). doi:10.1073/pnas.2317878121. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Don't Look Up: Cicadas Produce High-Speed Jets of Urine". Smithsonian Magazine. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "'Comic book bugs' and the superpower of cicada pee". NPR. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Comic book chemistry". Chemistry World. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Inside The Curious Zoo: Meet the deadly spider, a bug that sprays pee". Hindustan Times. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Investigator Detail: Saad Bhamla, Ph.D." Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Young Faculty Award Recipients" (PDF). DARPA. February 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Magic Mushrooms, $1 Hearing Aids: Medical Marvels Disrupting Healthcare". Newsweek. June 30, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Arvind Murugan and Saad Bhamla named Schmidt Polymaths". The American Bazaar. September 25, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Two South Asians named Schmidt Polymaths for 2025". New India Abroad. September 24, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "National Academies Announce 2023 Recipients of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications". National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. November 2, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Saad Bhamla — Speaker". TED.com. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "How an insect using its butt to flick pee droplets could keep your smartwatch dry". The Verge. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us…". Associated Press. May 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Challita, E. J.; Bhamla, S. (2023). "Droplet superpropulsion in an energetically constrained insect". Nature Communications. 14: 1138. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36376-5. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Challita, E. J.; Bhamla, S. (2024). "Unifying fluidic excretion across life from cicadas to elephants". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (12). doi:10.1073/pnas.2317878121. Retrieved October 14, 2025.